Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 24, 2024
1. Introduction
Parcost ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our restaurant management platform, including our point of sale, scheduling, inventory, and payroll services.
2. Information We Collect
Account Information
When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, phone number, business name, and business address.
Business Data
We collect data necessary to provide our services, including employee information (names, contact details, schedules, time records), inventory data, menu items, sales transactions, and vendor information.
Usage Information
We automatically collect information about how you use our platform, including log data, device information, and analytics data to improve our services.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To provide, maintain, and improve our services
- To process transactions and send related information
- To send you technical notices, updates, and support messages
- To respond to your comments, questions, and customer service requests
- To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
- To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and abuse
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with:
- Service providers who assist in operating our platform
- Payment processors to handle transactions
- Law enforcement when required by law
- Business partners with your consent
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit and at rest, secure data centers, regular security audits, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
6. Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Object to or restrict processing of your data
- Data portability
8. Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our platform and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent.
9. Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@parcost.com